Ep398: Ray & Blackie of The Hard-Ons

Ray Ahn and Peter Black of Australian punk band The Hard-Ons discuss the early days of the band, the records, the band name, career choices, music catalogue, artistic evolution, the new LP "Ripper 23" and more. Topics include: Ray’s record room Record shopping, Miles Davis Ray’s early history with music/vinyl The Hard-Ons love vinyl, large album cover art Blackie always thinks like an album The 1st records Ray and Blackie bonded over Record shopping around Sydney as youths Discovering Australian punk The Sex Pistols taught Blackie he can start a band Ray joins the band History of the name “The Hard-Ons” Benefits & challenges of the band name “The Hard-Ons” Making the “Surfin’ On My Face” EP Being approached by Virgin Records Conversations with Epitaph records Ownership of The Hard-Ons catalogue The complexities to self-release music & back catalogue “Ripper 23” cover art The Hard-Ons continuing to evolve Shifting members and the future with Tim Rogers Parallel project of Nunchukka Superfly Multiple bands make a musician better The Hard-Ons Doublethink records single Ordering vinyl for “Ripper 23” Interview wrap up Order The Hard-Ons "Ripper 23" on vinyl here! Extended, high-resolution & Commercial Free version of this interview available at: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/2Y6ORU0 Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36qhlc8 Follow our Podcast: https://linktr.ee/vinylguide Facebook: www.Facebook.com/VinylGuide Instagram: www.Instagram.com/VinylGuide Support our show: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related